The resume below has a number of
interesting points of detail which make for more interesting reading than the rather
soulless listing of dry facts that seems to be its content would suggest.

The first point is that it is typed,
most resumes of this era that I have read have been hand-written. From looking at his
other records I can say that Lammerding's personal handwriting was not bad, so perhaps
having the resume typed was in order to impress his superiors.

The second point is that the document
is presented with an almost complete lack of formatting, there is very little attempt to
lay it out in a pleasing, or easy to read manner. The original document is basically just
one large block of text without any paragraph indentations, or indeed any breaking up of
the text into paragraphs at all. I have re-presented the document here with paragraphing
so as to make it easier to read.

The third point is that his father
died in 1927 and this caused an interruption to his studies due to (unexplained) financial
difficulties. It seems as though Lammerding's family were one of the very many that were
affected by the financial slump in Germany at this time and I am sure that this was a
major (if not the only) factor that influenced his joining the Nazi Party in 1931.

A fourth point is that the course he
attended, starting on 8th November 1933, was run by a Major Petersen. The
explanation for the non-SS rank of Petersen, is that Lammerding did not enter the SS until
1st April 1935 and so this course was run by the regular army.

A fifth point to note is
that in this form he is described as "Heinz" not "Heinrich", which
was his actual name.

The last point of note is that he
joined the Nazi Party relatively early (in 1931), before they were in power. This demanded
a degree of commitment, of idealism in fact. Before 1933, being a Party member carried
some risk, both from physical violence and of being discriminated against by non-party
employers, police etc. As an illustration of this fact, Paula Hitler, Adolf Hitler's
younger sister was dismissed from her job in an insurance company in Vienna in the 1920's
due to disapproval of her brother's political activities. Lammerding was therefore a
committed Nazi, not just someone who joined after they became successful. He was a
believer in the cause.

Transcription

Heinz Lammerding SS-Obersturmführer.
Leisnig, 25 June 1935.

Resume

Born 27 August 1905 as son of the architect Heinz Lammerding and his
wife Gertrud nee Espenkotte. From 1911 - 1915, I attended the primary school in Dortmund,
from Easter 1915 - 20 the humanist high school in Dortmund, 1920 - 21 the humanist high
school in Paderborn, 1921 - 25 the humanist high school in Dortmund. Conclusion. High
School Graduation Certificate. In the summer term 1925, a six-month job in the
construction trade in Dortmund. From the winter 1925/26 to the winter 1927/28 I attended
the technical high school Munich as a student of civil engineering. Through the death of
my father in 1927, I was forced because of financial difficulties to break off the study.
From 25. III. 26 - 30. 4. 29, I was active as a trainee and work-student with the
administration at Dortmund. In the summer term visiting the technology college at Munich.
From 23. 8. 29 - 1. 11. 30, I once again worked in the construction trade in Dortmund in
order to earn only the methods for the further study. From 23. 8. 29 - 1. 11. 30, I once
again worked in the construction trade in Dortmund only in order to earn the resources for
further study. From the winter 30/31 up to November 32, I attended the technology college
in Brunswick and completed the study here with taking the diploma main examination. On 12
November 1932, the academic grade of a degree of engineering was awarded to me. From the
13. 4. 33 to 26. 8. 33, I was active in the private construction industry, up to admission
to the city building administration, where I was up to 14. 10. 33, in order then to attend
defence-sport-courses; in fact:

From 14. 10. 33 - 8. 11. 33 training in Hamm RR Münster.

From 8. 11. 33 - 18. 11. 33 Pioneer Battalion Minden, 19. 11. 33 - 20. 1. 34, Pioneer
practice ground Klausdorf - Sperrenberg, Leader Major Petersen. From 22. 2. 34 - 6. 3. 34,
I was clerk-of-works in private-industry; I had to take this position because of commands
from SA-Gruppe Westphalia, 6. 3. 34 School-Leader and Leader of the vanguard commandos of
the pioneer-school in Höxter. 4. 4. 34 - 2. 11. 34 Adjutant and adviser of the
pioneer-inspection of the O.S.A.F.. 3. 11.34 - beginning of March 35 Adjutant of the
Group-Principal, afterwards selection-course at Leisnig and from 1. 4. 35 with the SS -
Pioneer Sturmbann in Leisnig Saxon.

On the 16. 4. 34 I married Ceilie Schulte born 5. 10. 10, daughter of the deceased
merchant Schulte and his wife Annelie nee Artmann.

On the 18. 10. 31, I joined the party and the SA and have the membership number
722,395. in the SA, I was the with the Standard 92, 98 and with the O.S.A.F.

The foregoing resume, I have written according to my best knowledge and conscience.